Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Awards The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences confers Awards of Merit annually to recognize outstanding achievements in motion pictures during the Awards year, which is the period between January 1 and December 31 of the following year. The Awards to date are: 1927-28 Henry VIII." Actress: Janet Gaynor, "Seventh Heaven." Production: "Cavalcade," Fox Film Corp. Actor: Emil Jannings, "Way of All Flesh." Direction: Frank Lloyd,' "Cavalcade." Production: "Wings." Paramount. Art Direction: William L. Darling, "Cavalcade." Artistic Quality of Production: "Sunrise." Fox Cinematography: Chas. Byrant Lang. Jr. "A Film Corp. Farewell to Arms." Direction: Frank Borzage, "Seventh Heaven." Writing: Original story: Robert Lord, "One Way Lewis Milestone, "Two Arabian Nights." Passage.' Adaptation: Sarah Y. Mason and Victor Art Direction: William C. Menzies, "Tempest." Heerman,' 'Little Women." Cinematography: Charles Rosher, Karl Struss. Short_Subjects: Cartoon: "Three Little Pigs," "Sunrise.' Disney Productions. Comedy: "So This is Harris, Writing: Original story: Ben Hecht, "Under- RKO Radio. Novelty: “Krakatoa,” Educational world." Adaptation: Benjamin Glazer, "Seventh Studios, Inc. Heaven.' Assistant Direction: Wm. Tummel, Fox: Chas. Title Writing: Joseph Farnham, "Telling the Dorian, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer; Chas. Barton, World." Paramount: Dewey Starkey, RKO Radio; Fred Fox, Engineering Achievement: Roy Pomeroy, "Wings." United Artists;. Scott Beal, Universal; Gordon Special Awards: Warner Bros., for "Jazz Hollingshead. Warner Bros. Singer." Charles Chaplin, "The Circus. Sound Recording: Paramount Sound Department for "A Farewell to Arms." 1928-29 Scientific Awards: Electrical Research Products. Actress: Mary Pickford, “Coquette." Inc. for Wide Range Recording and Reproducing Actor: Warner Baxter, "In Old Arizona." System, and RCA-Victor Company for High FidelProduction: "Broadway Melody," Metro-Gold- ity Recording and Reproducing System. Fox Film wyn-Mayer. Corp., Warner Bros. and RKO for their developDirection: Frank Lloyd, “The Divine Lady." ment and effective use of the Transluscent Cellu Art Direction: Cedric Gibbons, "Bridge of lose Screen in Composite Photography. 1934 Shadows of the South Sea." Actress: Claudette Colbert, "It Happened One Night." 1929-30 Actor: Clark Gable, "It Happened One Night." Actress: Norma Shearer. "Divorcee." Production: "It Happened One Night.' ColumnActor: George Arliss, "Disraeli." bia. Production: "All Quiet on the Western Front." Direction: Frank Capra, “It Happened One Universal. Night." Direction: Lewis Milestone, "All Quiet on the Art Direction: Cedric Gibbons and Fredric Hope, Western Front." "The Merry Widow." Art Direction: Herman Rosse, "King of Jazz." Cinematography: Victor Milner, "Cleopatra." Cinematography: Willard Vander Veer and Writing: Original story: Arthur Caesar, "ManJoseph T. Rucker, "With Byrd at the South Pole.' hattan Melodrama." Adaptation: Robert Riskin, Writing: Frances Marion, "The Big House." "It Happened One Night.' Sound Recording: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Sound Short Subjects: Cartoon: "'The Tortoise and the Department. "The Big House." Hare," Disney Productions. Comedy: "La Cucara cha," Pioneer Productions. Novelty: "City of 1930-31 Wax," Stacy and Horace Woodard. Actress: Marie Dressler, "Min and Bill." Music: Best Song: "Continental," Music by Con Actor: Lionel Barrymore, Free Soul.” Conrad; Lyrics by Herbert Magidson. Best scoring: Production: "Cimarron, RKO. "One Night of Love, Columbia Pictures Corp. Direction: Norman Taurog, “Skippy." Assistant Direction: John Waters, "Viva Villa." Art Direction: Max Ree, 'Cimarron. Film Editing: Conrad Nervig. “Eskimo." Cinematography: Floyd Crosby, "Tabu." Sound Recording: "One Night of Love," ColumWriting: Original story: John Monk Saunders, bia Pictures Sound Department. "Dawn Patrol.' Adaptation: Howard Estabrook, Scientific Awards: Electrical Research Products, "Cimarron." Inc., for their development of the Vertical Cut Sound Recording: Paramount Sound Department. Disc Method of recording sound for motion picScientific Awards: Electrical Research Products, tures. Columbia Pictures Corp. for their applicaInc., RCA Photophone, Inc., and RKO Radio Pic- tion of the Vertical Cut Disc Method to actual tures for Noise Reduction Recording Equipment. studio production, with the recording of the sound duPont Film Mfg. Co. and Eastman Kodak Co. for on the picture. "One Night of Love." Bell and Supersensitive Panchromatic Filin. Fox Film Co. Howell Company for development of Bell and for use of Synchro-Projection Composite Photog-Howell Fully Automatic Sound and Picture Printer. raphy. Electrical Research Products, Inc. for Mov- Special Award: Shirley Temple, for outstanding ing Coil Microphone Transmitters. RKO Radio contribution to screen entertainment. Pictures, Inc. for Reflex Types of Microphone Concentrators. RCA Photophone, Inc. for Ribbon 1935 Microphone Transmitters. Actress: Bette Davis, “Dangerous." Actor: Victor McLaglen, "The Informer." 1931-32 Production: "Mutiny on the Bounty.' MetroActress: Helen Hayes, "The Sin of Madelon Goldwyn-Mayer. Claudet." Direction: John Ford, "The Informer." Actor: Fredric March, "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Art Direction: Richard Day. "The Dark Angel." Hyde. Cinematography: Hal Mohr, "A Midsummer Production: "Grand Hotel," Metro-Goldwyn- Night's Dream. Mayer Writing: Original story: Ben Hecht and Chas. Direction: Frank Borzage, "Bad Girl." MacArthur, "The Scoundrel." Adaptation: Dudley Art Direction: Gordon Wiles. "Transatlantic." Nichols, "The Informer." Cinematography: Lee Garmes, "Shanghai Ex- Short Subjects: Cartoon: "Three Orphan Kitpress tens," Disney Productions. Comedy: "How to Writing: Original story: Frances Marion. "The Sleep." Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Novelty: "Wings Champ.'' Adaptation: Edwin Burke. "Bad Girl." Over Mt. Everest." Gaumont-British and Skibo Short Subjects: Cartoon: "Flowers and Trees,' Productions. ing: "The Informer." RKO Radio Pictures Music Sound Recording: Paramount Sound Department. Department. Scientific Awards: Technicolor Motion Picture Dance Direction: Dave Gould. "I've Got a FeelCorp. for Color Cartoon Process, Eastman Kodak ing You're Fooling" from "Broadway Melody of Company for Type 11-B Sensitometer. 1936" and "Straw Hat" from "Folies Bergere. Special Award: To Walt Disney for creation of Assistant Direction: Clem Beauchamp and Paul Mickey Mouse. Wing. "The Lives of a Bengal Lancer. Film Editing: Ralph Dawson, "A Midsummer 1932-33 Night's Dream." Actress: Katharine Hepburn, "Morning Glory." Sound Recording: "Naughty Marietta," MetroActor: Charles Laughton, "The Private Life of Goldwyn-Mayer. Scientific Awards: Agfa-Ansco Corp. for develop-Goldwyn-Mayer. ment of Agfa-Ansco Infra-Red Pilm. Eastman Music: Best song: Harry Owens for "Sweet Kodak Co. for development of Eastman Pola- Lelanie" from "Waikiki Wedding," Paramount Screen. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for development of Best Scoring: “One Hundred Men and a Giri," anti-directional negative and positive development Universal. by means of jet turbulation. William A. Mueller, Dance Direction: Hermes Pan, "Damsel in DisWarner Bros. for method of dubbing. Mole-Rich- tress," RKO Radio. ardson Co. for development of "Solarspot" spot Film Editing: Gene Havlick and Gene Milford, lamps. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for automatic con- "Lost Horizon." trol system for cameras and sound recording ma- Assistant Direction: Robert Webb, "In Old chines and auxiliary stage equipment. Electrical Chicago," 20th-Fox. Research Products, Inc. for study and development Sound Recording: Thomas Moulton for "Hurriof equipment to nalyze and measure flutter. Para- cane," Goldwyn. mount Productions, for design and construction Scientific Awards: To Agfa Ansco Corp. for of Paramount Transparency Air Turbine Develop- supreme and ultra speed pan motion picture negaing Machine. Nathan Levinson, Warner Bros., tives. To Walt Disney Productions for design and for new method of intercutting variable density and application of Multi-Plane Camera. To Eastman variable area sound tracks. Kodak Co. for fine-grain duplicating film stocks. Special Award: David Wark Griffith for distin-To Paramount Pictures, for development of Dual guished creative achievements as director and pro- Screen Transparency Camera Setup. To Metro ducer and lasting contributions to progress of mo- Goldwyn-Mayer Sound Department for method of tion picture arts. varying the scanning width of variable density sound tracks. To Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Camera 1936 Department for improvement of semiautomatic folActress: Luise Rainer, "The Great Ziegfeld." low focus device and its application. To Columbia Actor: Paul Muni, "The Story of Louis Pasteur." Sound Department for application of Bi-Planar Actress (supporting role): Gale Sondergaard, Light Valve to motion picture sound recording. "Anthony Adverse." To United Aritists Sound Department for applicaActor (supporting role): Walter Brennan, "Come tion to motion picture sound recording of volume and Get It indicators. TO RCA Manufacturing Co. for inProduction: "The Great Ziegfeld," Metro-Gold- troduction of modulated high-frequency method of wyn-Mayer. determining optimum photographic processing conDirection: Frank Capra, "Mr. Deeds Goes To ditions for variable width sound tracks. То Town." Paramount Pictures for application of acoustic Art Direction: Richard Day. "Dodsworth." principles to the sound proofing of gasoline gen Cinematography: Tony Gaudio, “Anthony Ad- erators and water pumps. To Metro-GoldwynVerse." Mayer Sound Department for design of film drive Writing: Original story; Pierre Collings and mechanism as incorporated in ERPI 1010 ReSheridan Gibney, "The Story of Louis Pasteur," producer Screen-play by Pierre Collings and Sheridan Gib- Spcial Awards: Mack Sennett for lasting conney, "The Story of Louis Pasteur." tribution to comedy technique of screen To Edgar Short Subjects: Cartoon: "Country Cousin," Dis- Bergen for outstanding comedy creation, Charlie ney Productions Color: "Give Me Liberty." McCarthy. To W. Howard Green for color phoWarner Bros. 1-reel: "Bored of Education." Roach tography of "A Star Is Born," Selznick, United Studios. 2-reel: "The Public Pays," Metro-Gold- Artists. To The Museum of Modern Art Film wyn-Mayer. Library for significant work in collecting films Music: Best Song: Jerome Kern and Dorothy dating from 1895 to the present and for the first Fields for "The Way You Look Tonight." Best time making available to the public the means of Scoring: Warner Bros. Music Department for studying the historical and aesthetic development ** Anthony Adverse." of the motion picture as one of the major arts. Dance Direction: Seymour Felix. "A Pretty Girl Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award: To Dartyl Is Like a Melody number from "The Great P. Zanuck. Ziegfeld." Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1938 Assistant Direction: Jack Sullivan, "The Charge Actress: Bette Davis, "Jezebel." of The Light Brigade." Actor: Spencer Tracy, "Boys Town." Film Editing: Ralph Dawson, "Anthony Adverse." Actress (supporting role): Fay Bainter, "Jezebel." Sound Recording: "San Francisco," Metro-Gold- Actor (supporting role): Walter Brennan. wyn-Mayer. *Kentucky. Scientific Awards: Douglas Shearer and Metro- Production: "You Can't Take It With You." Goldwyn-Mayer Sound Department for develop- Columbia, ment of practical Two-Way Horn System and Direction: Frank Capra, “You Can't Take It biased Class A Push-Pull Recording System. E C. With You," Columbia, Wente and Bell Telephone Laboratories for multi- Art Direction: Carl Weyl, ""The Adventures of cellular high-frequency horn and receiver. The Robin Hood." RCA Manufacturing Co. for Rotary Stabilizer Cinematography: Joseph Ruttenberg. "The Great Sound Head RCA Manufacturing Co. for develop- Waltz." inent of method of recording and printing sound Writing: Original story: Dore Schary and records. Electrical Research for ERPI Type Q'' Eleanore Griffin, "Boys Town." Screenplay: portable recording channel. RCA Manufacturing George Bernard Shaw, Pygmalion." Adaptation: Company for furnishing practical design and speci- W. P. Lipscomb. Cecii Lewis and Ian Dalrymple. fications for non-slip printer. United Artists Studio *Pygmalion for development of practical efficient, and quiet Short Subjects: Cartoon: "Ferdinan he Bull," wind machine. Disney 1-reel: "That Mothers Might Live," Special Awards: To March of Time for its signin- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 2-reel: "Declaration of cance to motion pictures and for having revolu- Independence," Warner Bros. tionized one of most important branches of the Music: Best Song: Ralph Rainger and Leo Robin industry-the newsreel. W. Howard Greene and for “Thanks for the Memory." from "Big BroadHarold Rosson for color cinematography in "The cast of 1938." Best original score; Eric Wolfgang Garden of Allah." Korngold, "The Adventures of Robin Hood." Best Scoring: Alfred Newman, "Alexander's Ragtime 1937 Band." Actress: Luise Rainer, "The Good Earth." Film Editing: Ralph Dawson, "The Adventures Actor: Spencer Tracy, "Captains Courageous." of Robin Hood." Actress (supporting role): Alice Brady, "In Old Sound Recording: Thomas T. Moulton, "The Chicago. Cowboy and the Lady," Actor (supporting role): Joseph Schildkraut, Scientific Awards: RKO Sound Department for "The Life of Emile Zola." application of compression to variable area recordProduction: The Life of Emile Zola," Warner ing in motion picture production. To Byron Haskin Bros. and Special Effects Department of Warner Bros. Direction: Leo McCarey. "The Awful Truth." for pioneering development, and for first practical Art Direction: Stephen Goosson, “Lost Horizon." application to motion picture production, of triple Cinematography: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, "The head background projector, Good Earth." Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award: To Hal B. Writing: Original story: Wm. A. Wellman and Wallis Robert Carson, "A Star is Born," Screen-play: Special Awards: To Oliver Marsh and Allan Norman Reilly Raine, Heinz Herald and Geza Davey for color cinematography of "Sweethearts." Herczeg. "The Life of Emile Zola." To Deanna Durbin and Mickey Rooney for sig. Short Subjects: Cartoon: "The Old MIII," Disney nificant contribution in bringing spirit and perProductions Color: "Penny Wisdom, Metro- sonification of youth to screen. To Harry M. Goldwyn-Mayer. 1-reel: "Private Life of the Gan- Warner in recognition of patriotic service in the nets, 20th-Fox. 2-reel: "Torture Money." Metro- production of historical short subjects. To Walt Disney for "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs." To William Cameron Menzies for outstanding 1940 Ball for his outstanding contributions to advance- Actress: Ginger Rogers, "Kitty Foyle." ment of color in motion picture photography. Actor: James Stewart, “The Philadelphia Story." 1939 Actress (supporting role): Jane Darwell,"The Actress: Vivien Leigh, "Gone With the Wind." Grapes of Wrath." Actor: Robert Donat. "Goodbye, Mr. Chips." Actor (supporting role): Walter Brennan for Actress (supporting role): Hattie McDaniel for "The Westerner." "Gone With the Wind." Production; "Rebecca," Selznick International, Actor (supporting role): Thomas Mitchell for Direction: John Ford. "The Grapes of Wrath," "Stagecoach. 20th Century-Fox. Production: "Gone with the Wind," Selznick Art Direction: Black-and-white: Cedric Gibbons, International Paul Groesse, Associate. "Pride and Prejudice. Direction: Victor Fleming, "Gone With the Color: Vincent Korda, "The Thief of Bagdad." Wind." Art Direction: Lyle Wheeler, "Gone with the Cinematography: Black-and-white: George Barnes, "Rebecca." Color: George Perinal, The Wind." Thief of Bagdad." Writing: Original story: Benjamin Glazer and Howard, "Gone With the Wind." John S. Toldy, "Arise, My Love. Screenplay Special Effects: Fred Sersen and E. H. Hansen, Original screenplay: Preston Sturges, “The Great Donald Ogden Stewart. "The Philadelphia Story.' "The Rains Came." Cinematography: Black-and-white: Gregg To McGinty." land. "Wuthering Heights." Color: Ernest Haller Sound Recording: Douglas Shearer, "Strike Up the Band." and Ray Rennahan. "Gone With the Wind." Sound Recording: Bernard B. Brown, "When Short Subjects: Cartoon: "Milky Way,” MetroTomorrow Comes. Goldwyn-Mayer. Rudolph Ising Series. 1-reel Film Editing: Hal C. Kern and James E. Newcom, ''Quicker'n A Wink," Pete Smith Specialty, Metro"Gone With the Wind." Goldwyn-Mayer. 2-reel: *Teddy, The Rough Music: Best Original Score: Herbert Stothart. Rider," Warner Bros., Gordon Hollingshead, pro""The Wizard of Oz," Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Best ducer. Scoring: ank Harling. Richard Hageman, John Film Editing: Anne Bauchens, "North West Leipold, and Leo Shuken, “Stagecoach," Wanger. Mounted Police." Best song: E. Y. Harburg and Harold Arlen, Music: Best Original Score: Leigh Harline. Paul “Over the Rainbow" from "The Wizard of Oz,' J. Smith and Ned Washington, “Pinocchio." Best Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. scoring: Alfred Newman, "Tin Pan Alley." Best Short Subjects: Cartoon: "The Ugly Duckling. song: Ned Washington and Leigh Harline, "When Disney. l-reel: “Busy Little Bears." Paramount. You Wish Upon a Star," from "Pinocchio." 2-reels: "Sons of Liberty." Warner Bros. Special Effects: Lawrence Butler and Jack Irving G. Thalberg Award; David O. Selznick, Whitney, "The Thief of Bagdad." Special Awards: To Douglas Fairbanks, recog- Special Awards: To Bob Hope in recognition of nizing his unique and outstanding contribution to unselfish services to motion picture industry. TO international development of motion pictures. To Colonel Nathan Levinson for outstanding service to Technicolor Company for successfully bringing industry and Army. To 20th Century-Fox Films three-color feature production to the screen. To for design and construction of 20th Century Motion Picture Relief Fund acknowledging out- Silenced Camera. To Warner Bros. Art Departstanding services to the industry. To Judy Garland ment and Anton Grot for design and perfection of for outstanding performance as screen juvenile. Water Ripple and Wave Illusion Machine. Radio Distress Calls Source: Federal Communications Commission The distress call "S O S' famous to radio- The need for a common distress call was recogtelegraphy was first officially adopted for inter- nized at the preliminary International Radio national use at the 1906 International Radio Conference held at Berlin in 1903. Here the Italian Conference at Berlin, although prior to that date delegation suggested that in emergency a ship the calls "CQ" and "CQD" had been employed should send at intervals the signal SSSDDD." No during certain periods after 1900 when the Marconi action was taken at this conference. International Marine Communications Co., Ltd., In 1904 the British Marconi Co. instructed its began equipping ships for radiotelegraph com- ship radio stations to substitute "CD" for "CQ." munication. Subsequently, the "D" was inserted in the old A distress call for use in radiotelephony was *C Q' call At the 1906 International Radio Conproposed by the British delegation at the Berlin ference at Berlin, however, "SOS" was formally conference, and the word "Mayday," corresponding adopted. This combination was the outgrowth of to the French pronounciation of the expression S O E' (... .) which had been used by *m'aider" (meaning "help me?), was first officially German ships but which was somewhat unsatis. approved for international use in radiotelephony factory because the final dot was easily obliterated at the International Radiotelegraph Convention by interference. held at Washington in 1927. Guiding factors in Even so, "CQD" was so firmly established with the choice of the spoken word “Mayday" for the some operators that its use was continued for some purpose mentioned were its similarity in meaning years thereafter. A notable example was its emto the 'SOS used in radiotelegraphy, and the ployment in summoning aid for the steamship prevalence of the use of the French language. Republic in 1909. "CQD" finally passed from the *SO S'' does not mean literally "Save Our sea calls when the international radio conferences Souls'' or "Save Our Ship" as is sometimes continued to approve "SOS." claimed, any more than the previous international In the World War "SSSS" was adopted by the distress call 'CQD' meant "Come Quick Danger." Allies and was not used by neutrals, and to that All such calls are based on the speed and clarity extent was not, strictly speaking, an international with which they can be transmitted. signal, whereas "So S' was recognized for the There was no special wireless call for sea shipping of all nations. In the World War "SSSS" emergency prior to the turn of the century. About was not used as a call of distress, but a warning that time the Marconi company began equipping to other ships that a submarine was near by or ships for radiotelegraph communication. In doing actually threatening the vessel sending out such a so it adopted 'CQ," which had been in use in wire call. It was the understanding that even were the telegraph as a "general call" for many years, as ship sinking because of the submarine, the intera precedence signal for any ship desiring to com- nationally recognized "SOS' would be used to municate with another ship or shore station. summon aid. George Foster Peabody Radio Awards The George Foster Peabody Radio Awards were made for the first time in 1940 and are for "outstanding meritorious public service." The regents of the University of Georgia authorized the awards. Networks Columbia Broadcasting System. Small Stations --KFRU of Columbia, Mo. Large Stations - WLW of Cincinnati, O. Reporter--Elmer Davis, CBS. Medium-sized Stations--WGAR of Cleveland, O. Motion Picture Statistics The 1941 Film Daily Year Boor, edited by Jack per cent; cameraman and crew, 1.5 per cent: Hghts, Alicoate, reports approximately 80,000,000 persons 2 per cent; makeup, hairdressers and supplies. e. attended motion picture theatres weekly in 1940 per cent; teachers, 0.2 per cent; crew and labor. throughout the United States, and 230,000,000 1.2 per cent; story preparation, 7 per cent; story throughout the world. In the United States the costs, 5 per cent; costumes and designers, 2 per average general admission price, exclusive of taxes, cent; sets and art directors, 12.5 per cent; stills was 24 cents. Capital invested in the film industry and photographs, 0.4 per cent; cutters, 1 per cent: is $3,000,000,000, of which $2,097,100,000 is in this film negative, i per cent; tests, 1.2 per cent; incountry, and the number of persons employed surance, 2 per cent; sound-engineering and nega(U. S.), 282,000 divided as follows: Production, tives, 3.1 per cent; publicity, transportation, 29.000 weekly payroll, $2,600,000); distribution, research. technical, miscellaneous, 2 per cent; in12,500 (annual payroll, $27,560,000): exhibition, direct costs. 15 per cent. 241,000 (annual payroll, $250,000,000). of the world total of 69,153 (1939) motion picture It is estimated that production costs for the theatres, 19,645 (1940) are in the United States and 1940-41 season will reach $150,000,000. During 1940 35,694 in Europe. In the Far East there are 6,568; 590 actors held term contracts with major studios, Latin America, 5,403; Canada. 1,246; Africa and while contract directors numbered 114 and writers the Near East, 968. It is estimated that there are 340. The average number of extras given employ- but 2.123 theatres not wired for sound in the ment daily is 741. Approximately 276 different world. These figures do not include some 30,000 industries, arts and crafts are involved in the workers' halls in the U. S. S. R., where pictures making of a single motion picture, 530' (not in- are shown without admission charges. Al theatres cluding 707 shorts) of which were produced during in the United States and Canada are wired. the 1939-40 season. Seventy per cent of the world In the United States there is one motion picture movie fare emanates from Hollywood, where the theatre seat for every 12 inhabitants and one studio investment represents $135,000,000. theatre for every 8.000. There are 393 theatres for The production dollar is divided as follows: cast, Negroes. 25 per cent; extras, bits and characters, 5 per Below is a list of motion picture theatres in the cent; director, 10 per cent; director assistants, 2 United States, by States, as of January 1, 1940. 272 26 14 17 143 47 20 2 246 93 233 1,013 213 193 34 61 276 307 151 948 456 550 382 278 266 101 241 1:095 270 223 34 64 313 320 192 1.100 549 536 445 31S 300 202 22 443 684 Alabama 304 107 250 1,156 260 213 36 62 309 331 213 1,101 550 601 464 332 329 206 238 446 697 547 219 710 209 369 41 106 435 106 1,434 424 184 991 451 250 1.293 66 181 205 274 1,132 211 67 326 348 337 490 66 33 24 02 153 94 51 82 51 25 50 19 52 62 48 11 146 43 79 101,093, 45,466 93,717 833,435 117,292 187,705 23,233 53,699 150.048 148,617 65,276 729,072 294,414 218,928 194,380 144,467 161.287 96,278 131,489 434,104 458,798 235,629 90,183 369,503 65.355 136,630 14,980 59,809 434,747 44,140 1,460,926 183.614 50.559 622,466 203,425 119,604 901.913 61.339 73,668 62,914 128,145 525,505 69,230 36.222 154.033 166,946 131,428 277,865 26,490 6.800 3,854 7,677 62,013 13,031 11,411 350 1.000 11,556 9,901 12.257 58,330 25,836 16.066 23,429 15,150 10,214 19.146 4,798 29,193 22,939 12,712 3,964 54,625 6,989 25,429 600 11,661 30,655 7,036 63,593 5,350 3,731 35,370 13,568 5,637 41,139 3,755 4,942 4,730 4,525 24,416 7,973 2,475 7.647 15,986 8,403 26,217 2,142 94,293 41,612 86.040 771.422 104,261 176.294 22,883 52,699 138,492 138,716 53,019 670,742 268.578 202,862 170,951 129,317 151,073 77,132 126,691 404,911 435,859 222,917 86.219 314,875 68,366 111,201 14.380 48,148 404.092 37.104 1,397,333 178,264 46,828 587,096 189,857 113.967 860.774 57,584 68,726 58,184 123,620 501,089 61.257 33,747 146,386 150,960 123,025 251,648 24,348 156 219 394 635 499 208 56+ 166 290 37 81 403 86 1,348 408 166 903 416 232 1,231 60 169 189 256 1,048 174 25 32 20 86 16 18 S8 35 18 62 6 12 16 18 84 37 6 23 37 35 60 8 672 202 372 47 102 436 92 1,418 387 185 912 433 233 1,25$ 61 169 199 25+ 1.068 224 65 311 342 327 480 61 303 311 302 430 58 Singing Speeds Aircraft Workers at Their Tasks John F. Victory, secretary of the National Ad- is necessary that they work fast in superimposing visory Committee for Aeronautics, told a national large numbers of layers of laminated wood on air conference (June 3, 1941) at Louisville, Ky. each other with glue between. The individual how certain workers at the committee's laboratories propeller blades must be completed and put in s in Langley Field, Va., sing at their work by press before the glue dries. authority of the Government. "It was discovered that when the workmen sang. ***These employes put together large, wood pro- setting up cadence for their task, each blade would pellers used in the wind tunnels where aircraft and be completed in 20 minutes. When they didn't arrcraft parts are tested, Victory explained. "It sing it took 27 minutes." to 1 SPORTING EVENTS OF 1941 AND RECORDS New York Yankees Win World Series from Brooklyn Dodgers, 4 Games The New York Yankees, champions of the American League, defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers, champions of the National League, in the 1941 World Series, four games to one. Joe McCarthy, manager of the Yankees, established a record as the first team leader to head a club winning six world series. COMPOSITE BOX SCORE OF 1941 WORLD SERIES GAME Bat. Fidg. ab. h. tb, 2b. 3b. hr. bb. 80. sb. avg. po. a e. tc. avg. Walker, rf.. 18 0 2 0 .222 14 0 0 14 1.000 Herman 2b 0 2 .125 4 13 0 17 1.000 Coscarart, 2b 0 .000 7 8 0 15 1.000 Reiser, el 4 0 15 1.000 Camilli, ib. 5 18 50 1.000 Medwick, II. 0 8 1.000 Lavagetto, 3b. .100 2 3 1.000 Reese, 8s. 0 30 .900 Owen, c. .167 25.960 *Riggs, 3b. .250 1 6 1.000 Franks, c. .000 0 1 1.000 ***Galan. .000 0 0.000 **Wasdell, It .200 2 2 1.000 Davis, p. .000 1 1 1.000 Casey, P. 0 3 1.000 Wyatt, P .167 1 3 1.000 Fitzsimmons, P 0.000 0 2 1.000 Higbe, P. 0 1 1.000 French, p. 0 0 .000 Allen, p. 0 0 .000 లు--నలు-లు--లురారాలురాంచలనంగా co-oo-ONOONAAL Zoran loooooooooo-WON--0000--00-0-000neonor DO00000000OOOOOOOO. OOOM-OOOOOOOOOOO Total. 1 21 0.182 132 60 4 196 .980 *Riggs batted for Owen in seventh inning, first game. **Wasdell batted for Casey in seventh inning. first game, for Reese in ninth inning, fifth game. ***Galan batted for French in eighth inning. third game; for Coscarart in seventh inning, fith game. NEW YORK YANKEES Bat. Fidg. ab. h. tb. 2b. 3b. hr. bb. so. Sb. avg. po. tc. avg. Sturm, lb 5 21 2 1 .286 48 0 49 1.000 Rolle, 3b. 5 20 6 .300 7 0 15 1.000 Henrich, rf. 5 3 .167 6 0 6 1.000 DiMaggio, cf. 0 .263 19 19 1.000 Keller, il 18 .389 12 12 1.000 Dickey. c 1 .167 24 2 26 1.000 *Bordugaray 0 .000 0 0 .000 Rosar, c 1 .000 0 0 .000 Gordon, 25. 1 .500 6 19 26 .962 Rizzuto, ss 5 .111 12 18 31 .968 Ruring, . 0 .000 0 0 .000 Chandler, P .500 0 0 .000 Murphy, p 0 .000 1 1 1.000 **Selkirk. 0 .500 0 0.000 Russo, p. 0 .000 0 4 4 1.000 Donald, p 0 1 1 1.000 Breuer, p. 0 .000 1 1.000 Bonham, p. 0 4 1 1.000 Total 166 17 41 54 5 1 2 18 2 .247 135 55 2 192 *Bordagaray ran for Dickey, eighth inning, second game, **Selkirk batted for Murphy in ninth inning, second game, for Breuer in eighth inning, fourth game. A-NANNRE.. 0000-0-000002005 :00-0000-000000000 జ.000000000లులనం COMPOSITE SCORE BY INNINGS Brooklyn Dodgers 0 0 1 2 5 1 0-11 New York Yankees 1 3 1 1 0 2 417 Runs batted in-Keller 5, Gordon 5, Sturm 2, Chandler, DiMaggio, Dickey, Henrich, Reiser 3. Wasdell 2, Owen 2. Reese 2, Riggs, Camilli. Left on bases-Dodgers 27, Yankees 42. Double playsReese, Herman and Camilli; Reese and Camilli: Owen and Riggs; Reese, Coscarart and Camilli; Herman, Reese and Camilli; Gordon, Rizzuto and Sturm 4; Roli and Rizzuto; Dickey and Gordon; Rizzuto and Sturm Umpires--Pinelli and Goetz (N. L), McGowan and Grieve (A. L.). Times of games--2:08, 2:31, 2:22, 2.54; 2:13. PITCHING RECORDS NEW YORK Pitcher ip. h. r. er. bb. 80. wp. hb. w. 1. pct. er av. Rutting 1 9 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.00 Russo 1 1 0 4 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.00 Bonham 1 1 9 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.00 Murphy 2 0 6 0 0 1 0 1.000 0.00 Chandler. 0 5 0 0 0 1 .000 3.60 Donald 0 4 0 0 0 0 .000 9.00 Breuer. 0 3 3 0 0.00 BROOKLYN Pitcher cg. ip. h. r. er. bb. so. wp. hb. W. 1. pct. er av. Wyatt. 2 18 15 5 5 10 14 1 0 1 1 .500 2.50 Davis. 0 513 6 3 3 1 0 0 0 1 .000 5.40 Casey 3 0 9 .000 3.60 Fitzsiminons 1 0 7 4 .000 0.00 Allen 3 0 3% 1 3 0 0 2 .000 0.00 French .000 0.00 Higbe.. 0 1 0 3% 6 3 1 0 0 0 .000 6.75 |
